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[B.K.]

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/injuries-reported-blast-birmingham-43203823

An explosion along the Colonial Pipeline in rural Alabama injured at least seven workers Monday not far from where the line burst and leaked thousands of gallons of gasoline last month, authorities said.

Coleen Vansant, a spokeswoman with the Alabama Forestry Commission, said crews built a 75-foot-long earthen dam to contain burning fuel, which will be allowed to burn itself out. The Shelby County Sheriff's Office said in a statement Monday night that the blaze had been contained but it was unclear how long the fire may take to burn out.

Two wildfires caused by the explosion burned 31 acres of land, Vansant said.

http://www.northwestgeorgianews.com...cle_38734dac-9fc8-11e6-94ef-a36a1362ddf7.html

UPDATE from AAA: Motorists in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions will likely see rising gas prices in the coming days. Colonial Pipeline has suffered yet another setback, as a fire erupted in the same area where a leak occurred in September.

Regular unleaded gas went up about twenty cents per gallon where I am last month when they had the leak in the pipeline. Who knows how long it will take to fix now or how much gas will go up. I've got about a half tank. I'll probably try to fill up tomorrow.

 

[Ganhyun]

Another article on this:

http://www.wsj.com/articles/gas-diesel-prices-spike-following-alabama-pipeline-fire-1478010889


Prices already up from 2:13 to 2:30 near my work from 9 a.m. this morning to 1:30 p.m. this afternoon.